Israel

Streisand to Perform in Israel

The Right to Pray

Opponents of a compromise plan to allow egalitarian prayer at the Western Wall in Jerusalem are trying to bully their way to victory.

Music

Streisand to Perform in Israel

JERUSALEM (JTA) — Barbra Streisand will perform for the first time in Israel this summer. She will also eceive an honorary doctorate from The Hebrew University in Jerusalem. Streisand, the iconic Jewish-American singer and actress, will be presented with the degree at a ceremony on June 17 during the Hebrew University International Board of Governors meeting in Jerusalem. In a...

Israel

As European Soccer Racism Festers, British Pros Coach Israelis in Tolerance

By:

Cnaan Liphshiz, JTA

Itzik Shanan, who started a campaign to eliminate racism from Israeli soccer, and Abbas Suan, a well-known Arab-Israeli player, were in Britain for five days of anti-hooliganism training in advance of Israel's hosting next month of a major international soccer tournament.

Israel

To Haredim, Knesset Member Rabbi Dov Lipman Now a Turncoat

By:

Ben Sales, JTA

Dov Lipman has staked his budding political career on his reputation as a moderate haredi Orthodox leader. The problem is that Israel's haredi leaders say he's not actually haredi.